Overall



Aug. 25, 1931. E, o, FELLOTH 1,820,532

' OVERALL Filed April 18, 1925 57,5 scribed and claimed.

Patented Aug. 25, 1931 .l Y e 1,820,5321--1l ERICE o. FELLRoT'H, '0F iviI.uit14111155oms, MINNEsomAI v.s issIeNoRv 'ro MAnTrNBBoTHEns n COMPANY, on MiNNnAPoLisjiiviiminsoTA, A'oonroRA'iIoN oFM'INN'EsomA fOVERALLfv applicati@ flea-April is, i925. saranno. .2i-,081. f

My invention r'elatesto improvementsfjzin Overalls.y Y v f An objectV of the'invention isto provide an improvedgarment of the present naturel, the same having a dropfseat,y and bel t-,rneinf bers associatedtherewith, saidbelt `members serving not only to rieleasably hold said drop-seat closed, but also to drawand hold the waist of the garment snugly andfsmooth-y about the body. ofthe wearer. Another object of the inventionis tosup;` ply a garment, as above, the drop-seat portion being tapered upwardlyto limit the width of said portionat thewaist of vthefgar- 15, ment and thereby permit'ofthevextension.of the back of the body portion at the waist line, whereby the ends ofthe suspender straps, :at

the back of the garment, may be attached to lsaid body portion. 1 l y v. c Vith the foregoing andv other iobjects, in

scription, the invention resides inthe novel combination and arrangementhof parts and in the details of constructionhereinafter de-` In the --drawings,`Figs.. ,1i and 2 are front and rear views respectively, of a garmentjemf bodying my invention ,Fig Bisa transverse,

detail sectionalv viewof thesame, said, view Fig. 4 isan elevational view in detailillusf trating the' manner in which vvthe drop-seat of the garment is released upon the unfastening of the belt members.r Y.

Referring to the drawings, it will be noted that the illustrated embodiment ofthe present invention is generally similar inoutward appearance to the conventional .types` 'of overalls, the same including the usual hip encircling body lportion A, legs lOvand-,Hyr 11. The instant garment further vvincludes front pockets 12, an apron 13 and crossed suspenders or shoulder-strapsltjattaehed to the upper margin of the' apron 1,3{andto the Aback of the body A of the garment at the waistline thereof. f Difleiing from' ordinary overalls, the instant garment has a dropfseat portiona, which opens'downward'from the waist line of the body portion A. This drop-seat a, at the lower part thereof, occupies substantially the view, whichr will appear in thefollowingk der' being taken as on the'line j-joffFigQ and entire width of 1 tlie.body portion drop-,seat ,a being taperedrather fsharp'fg `ly lupward with theresult thatthe widthfof' n the drop-,seat ,a attbe free edge v thereof less than thefdistance betweenvthe:endsfofthe shouldenstraps or suspenderslft at'the'ba'cl; ofthe garment.; And it will `be noted in't'his connection' that the body portionA is formed;

derlap the 'sides of ,the drop-seat a and,fi 1ry ther, that it is tothese extensions 15a' that the Suspenders 14 are fastened to the back ofy the garment. v Two' belt-strapsfl vare furnished,

'with rear extensions 15@i whichl normally unff one belt-strap 16 beingattached to onebody-V y portion extension 15fi Vat the" junction of one shoulderstrap111r with said extension, the

other belt-strap v16 being attached tofthe op@v posite body-portion extension 15?:atfthe junctionnof the, other,shoulderlstrap114i therewith. Opposedlloopsl', one foreach belt-strap 16, are-fastened to thev drop-seat a, one lloop at each free corner of said dropA` seat. The free end of eachbelt-strap 16 threaded throughj its respective adjacent v loop 17 -A bucklerv 18 of conventionalpat-r tern fitted to one belt-strap '16 ,providesian. adjustable bight 19 therein in which isvcaught a fastener member 20`in the-form .of anv eye;

The,freeV end of the, Otherbeltstrap 16fi's equipped with al companion fastener'v mein-k ber 21 comprising the usual type of hook lfor complementing an eye. w

In use, the beltfstraps 16 unfastened,

one from the other, when the garment ifsfputy on. After the shoulder-straps 111:l have been adjusted, each belt-strap 16 isturnedforward over the near hip, the ends .of saidbeltstraps being, caughtgtogether infront ofthe garment by engaging the hook 21 with the `l eye 20. In bringing together the ends of the belt-straps 16the drop-seat portion a ofthe garment is ,closedy by the action of lthe beltL straps 16 sliding` in the loops 17 vrand vsaid 'drop-seat portion is thus held until said belt:- strapsv16 are again loosenedand slackened .to

.permit ofthe-'lowering ofsaid drop-seat. In pulling upon the belt-straps 16 to engage the .hook 21 in the eyel 20, the garment,'at the Waistline thereof, is snugly. andlsmoothly .drawn against the body of thefwearer.

am "mi 1 i i H effect is produced by the belt-straps 16, which pull forwardly upon the drop-seat from the upper corners thereof and which pull rearwa-rdly upon the body-portion A of the garment from the points Where said belt-straps are attached! thereto. Vith the bights 16 (Fig. 3 in the' belt-straps 16 sliding in the loops 1 during the fastening of said beltstnapmtthe sides-of the. drop-seat are smoothly lapped over the extensions ?l ofthe body portion A, all pleats, or wrinkles being drawn out of the garment at the waist line, where said garment is belted to the wearers body. The loops 17 on the drop-seat a are arranged so that the bights 16a in the belt-straps 16 will bring said loops closelyadjacent to the attached endsof said? belt straps 16"` andto the portion rI"his feature prevents any objectlonablesagging of theA drop-seat athat might otherwise occur, were the belt-straps Id toj be left very loosev about the wearers body; Properly tightened, said belt-straps 16'- causey the main weiht of the garment, includingj the weight of? tools or other objects in the pockets tereof, to be carried at' the hips, thus freein the wearer from suchbur den upon his s oulders and; permitting of unham ered movements in the bending' of his bor y and in the movement of his arms. Since the shoulderstraps 14 are relieved` from' carrying the main* weight of the garment theyrnay be left comparatively` loose to augment fredom ofv movement. nd said i slimrlder-straps 14 need not be disturbed in lowering the drop-seat a, since the releasing of said drop-seat and the lowering thereof is brought about simply by imhooking the ends' o'fl the belt-straps 16;

Chanes in theV specicr form of my invention', as erein' disclosed, may be-madewithin the scope of' what is claimed without departi'n from the spirit of my invention.

vaving described my invention, what I claim as' new and desire to protect by Letters Patent is: i

t 1. A garment of thel characterq described inciud'ing a body' portion having a drop-seat portion tapered upward and thus providing a free edge relatively short in length at the waist line of the garment, said body portion extended at either side ofthe bach to rrnderlap said tapered drop-seat, Suspenders for the. garment, the rear end of each suspendel'4 being fastened to one of the extensions of said bod portion, av pair of o posed loops aixed tothe free corners of sai dropseat, ai belt. strap for each loop, one strap being secured at one end to the body portionl of the garment at the junction of one suspender with said body portion, thel other strap being secured to the garment at the junction of the other suspender with said body '011, each strap being threaded throu@ l5 lts respective' loop, a fastener member on one ons between the Suspenders 14 and thestrap and a complementary fastening meniber on the other strap, said straps being adapted to be oppositely drawn about the Waist of the garment and joined at their free ends through said fastener members, where by said drop-seat is releasably held snugly closed and the garment smoothly' drawn about the Waist of the wearer.

2. A garment. of the character described, includinga body portion having a drop-seat portion tapered upward and providing a free edge relatively short in length at the waist line of the garment, said body portion being extended: at eitherside of the back to underlap said tapered dropseat portion, suspender members forL the garment, one member fastened to one of the extensions of the body portion and the other member fastened to the other of said extensions, opposed loop devices applied to one of said' portions at the waist line of the garment, a pair of straps, each strap being secured' at one end thereof to thefotherportion at the Waist line, said straps beingv threaded through said loops and oppositely turnedfto hold the drop-seat closed, and means for releasalilyl` securing said straps against being loosened in= said loops, said straps serv-ing to hold the garment, at the waist thereof snugly and smoothly about the body of a wearer.

3". A garment of the character described, including af body portion having a drop seat portion, said body portion being formed with extensions underlying said drop seat portion at either side thereof, and Suspenders for the garment attached to the front thereof and to said extensions, said suspenders comprising shoulderstraps crossed' at the back, the straps going over each shoulder connected with the extension on the opposite side of the body, and means for holding said drop seat in closed position;

4. A garment of the characterV described, including a bodyl portion havin-g a drop seat portion, said body portion being formed with extensions underlying said drop seat portion at either side thereof, a-nd having tapered edges approaching one another at their upper ends,` a pair of suspender straps for the garment attlaeliedA to the front thereof and to said extensions, said suspender straps being crossed at the back and eachl extending in substantial alignment relative to the tapered edge of its respective extension whereby the rear of the garment is directly supported from the shoulders of the wearer through said extensions, and said extensions are caused to lie tia-t along the body of the wearer, and means for holding said drop seat in closed position.

In testimonyl whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

ER'ICK O. FELLR'OTH. 

